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another washing, and again spread upon the beach. ‘Three such 
operations usually suffice, though at times six or seven washings are 
required. The seaweed is thus thoroughly cleansed and at the same 
time partially bleached. About two weeks’ exposure in warm sunshine 
completes the curing process, and great care is exercised to prevent 
rain from spoiling the crop. When a storm is impending the moss is 
hastily raked into piles and covered with canvas. Should it chance 
to get wet in the last week of curing its market value is greatly depre- 
ciated. After the curing is completed about two weeks’ time is 
required to sort and pick over and prepare the_product for shipment. 
The above information was obtained through the courtesy of Mr. 
William H. Burke, of Scituate, who is engaged in the Irish moss 
industry. 
The following tables give the number of persons employed, the 
number and value of vessels, boats, and fishing apparatus, the value 
of shore and accessory property, the amount of cash capital, and the 
quantity and value of products taken in the vessel and shore fisheries 
of Massachusetts in 1902: 
Persons employed. 
How engaged. No. 
@nviEsSels iSkin gS serra aio See yapcta as eteia a sors Brass yatsaita aac alate Ise peibials mie teraiat ore ern cholo siaicteneree eteiatele ete tereatere 7, 646 
OmiviesselspiramspOortya ey oe <cermciccleyeicte iets ec ste che Siena crete ateke = a apeiee rate sel aempaine ielegerelel reel aerate 32 
MNES MOLeTOT DOR LTS MEMES oe me cisiocyeic aes ere oe hace inte etre tet oreim eceretetiene ete raretere relate etait orate lalate fatale atelier tereternene 3, 809 
SIM OE GSU ces cyaceraters a be ionckete vera ite mwinve tare mainte erote ce = rime ia deter cotenre elo tenclote oie loieicl ool ete eral orctetetafotelapapeteleiel shat leh eteaks 2, 913 
Mey tials Sater sree ccm atv eases SSIS ee ts Ree aie tating ro ermts a eae le se eae ate Ite ES Mee ee ear 14, 300 
Table of apparatus and capital. 
; 
Items. No. | Value. | Items. No. Value. 
WESSELS sat STRIEI OY oscar elciel= seraie 594 | $2,543,451 || Apparatus—shore fisheries— 
MOMMARE: 22256 aa sycrciors aaciae SIOGDy eaaecore ese | Continued. 
Oeub fithers Ss Fs retina ss ive ciesiall ace siecsrats 1, 360, 323 | Lines, hand and trawl..-|.....--. $12, 570 
Vessels, transporting ......-.- 11 18, 900 | DipimMets) - ack Sonceeeeceae 155 | 290 
MONMNAEC Zc acess oeeaseee AG Wesmeceereree Beam trawiS =. -ssae-eee 45 1, 905 
OUD Rte cac aah cele 'saacce a: 2,385 | Pyle ests icwke cna osees 18 156 
IB OAKS Ms ccc enter nceensce 2,688 213, 963 | IRGtISMlODSteM eo eceee eee 25, 551 395, 014 
Apparatus—vessel fisheries: IPOts) (CCl aoe Besa 994 1, 211 
SEINCS a2 cite eccivisjace cease 178 | 121, 500 | Cunner nets and traps...|........ 54 
Gall ME tSii2 sc 25.ccimene ce cise 6, 855 64, 484 SpearsHeeli ao cteaaeics 98 157 
IPROUN GMCS accep eee tee i 300 | Weeirs; eel 22 os Sen we emeeins 28 725 
Lines, hand and trawl ...|.....--- 170, 309 | Harpoons, sword-fish.....|.....-..- 56 
Beam trawls.............. 20 1, 390 | DVCAR ESE. he/yste eee ee 1, 036 2,473 
Harpoons, sword-fish......|.....-.- 2190 Tongs, rakes, forks, and 
Pots: lobster.25-2. ss scene: 825 994 || HOGS... ses ee ee 1, 535 6, 238 
Dredg esis Soas6 a aecieseet 84 226 || Rakes, Irish moss.....--- 140 573 
RGIS Soe opts ch cose cmee 6 42 || Minorapparatus..o2-.--ccleeeaemies 138 
Minor apparatus)... -.5..2-| 22-223. 20 || Shoreand accessory property -|.-..-.-. 3, 482, 374 
Apparatus—shore fisheries: | Cash eaipital es. a.n. aemeceniecen|eemaeces 2, 587, 500 
Sein 6S) 2 hy eae eee 75 | 8, 799 || a 
Gallintetsin. = 250 S-ceceee | 2,216 | 19, 827 TOtalty see sae eRe See 10, 811, 594 
Pound nets and trap nets - 169 | 150,450 | 
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aThe harpoons, guns, etec., used on whaling vessels are included with the ‘“ outtits’’ of vessels 
fishing. 
